Hack Attack: McDonald's repeals & replaces 'tiny hands' Trump tweet

Corporate fast-food giant McDonald's slammed President Donald Trump on Twitter Thursday, according to an archived tweet from the McDonald's corporate account.

The Twitterati were firmly surprised after a controversial tweet against President Trump was posted on McDonald's official page.

"Based on our investigation, we have determined that our Twitter account was hacked by an external source", Terri Hickey, a spokeswoman for McDonald's, told CNBC.

Update:McDonald'scorporate Twitter account just posted some clarification of what happened. Donald Trump is bad and he does have small hands.

The rogue tweet highlights the risks of social media, when high-profile accounts can be either hijacked or sometimes targeted by "trolls", in social media parlance, who harass the account and its followers.

He recently posted a tweet condemning Snoop Dogg'snew video and suggesting that the rapper "should be thrown in jail".

Hyundai recalls almost a million cars
In somewhat good news for Sonata owners, of the vehicles recalled, Hyundai estimates that only 1 percent will have the defect. Hyundai Sonata vehicles have a seat belt anchor pretensioner that is fastened to the inner sill structure of the sedan.

This isn't the first time a fast food company has been hacked. Others became concerned about the company's social media manager.

Trump, one of the more fast-food friendly presidents in recent history, tweeted pictures of himself eating fast food during the USA election campaign.

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